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Matt Cardy | Getty Images The British pound is hovering at its highest level in more than three years — and analysts are divided on the potential for further upside.—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 25 June 2025 Sure, there’s some volatility here, but that comes with huge upside.—Owen Poindexter, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Louisville City slapped the New England Revolution upside the head 2-1.—San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 2018 Then, astonishingly, in the open court, after a whistle blew, Heat guard Goran Dragic cuffed Simmons upside the head after Simmons stole the ball from him, and after Simmons already had been fouled by him.—Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for upside
The downside is that, while bibs take the load off your stomach, stopping to use the bathroom is a little more annoying than just pulling shorts down.
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Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2025
After the Trump Administration intensified its push for federal workers to return to the office, a new study highlights the potential downsides of this mandate.
Lugo's fate could be sealed in a few weeks if the Royals fail to get the ship back on course, and the Cubs should be at the top of the list to call upon leading up to the deadline.
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Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
The ads appear in sidebars within the platform that expand only if clicked upon and can lead to user rewards.
The rigidity or inflexibility of the curve directly influences the complexity of the surgery, with more rigid curves often requiring more extensive osteotomy bone cuts to achieve proper alignment.
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Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Where the opportunities lie The front and the belly of the curve remain the most attractive, said Rieder, who is also the portfolio manager of iShares Flexible Income Active ETF (BINC) .
That shift favored the 30-company Dow Jones, which is a 1% off its all-time high reached in December 2024.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
More Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Newsweek Geopolitical Shifts Jaishankar said the United States is bringing about a global change with a shift away from alliances and in which countries pursue their own interests more individualistically.
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Jennifer Cunningham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Tensions heightened June 23 over possible payback by Tehran against the U.S. or its allies after strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities amid fears that the Mideast conflict could spiral into a wider war.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
In July 2024, the UFC booked Van against the more experienced Charles Johnson.
This is particularly true as Pinterest transforms its large global user base into shopping-centric experiences, which, in turn, increases advertiser spending and affiliate commerce revenue.
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Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Ada, in turn, suddenly came into a great deal of money thanks to her husband, Reverend Luke Forte (Robert Sean Leonard).
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